Playing to type can and does work, here is an example, which is opening now and is already getting lots of press – a rom/com musical – how much more type do ya get: La La Land I don’t know…
Type – Let’s do the Time Warp Again!
Time Warping I wonder when Tim Curry took on the role of Dr Fank N Furter, he was worrying about type? As you probably know, they are doing a remake of this iconic film – ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ with…
CV/Resume – looking good on paper!
What makes a good CV/Resume? I have been very lucky to do Chrys Salt’s class at the Actors Centre in London, which I can highly recommend, if she is still running them, which handles this problem and many others. I’ve,…
Breath Technique – Taking Air In
Over the years, I’ve taught a lot about how to breathe, which always seems odd to me, as it’s something we do all the time?! Yet something happens when we start to think about how we do it? Why is…
Showreels – reeling them in!
There was a time when you didn’t need one, but in today’s work of multimedia, well, you got to have one. We have camera’s on our phones, so at least it doesn’t have to be impossible, but it may not…
Analysis Paralysis
Not sure if Clint Eastwood is the man who came up with the phrase ‘Analysis Paralysis’, but it’s worth a read of this article to understand why I say, to over analyze a script may not help you much in…
The Headless Horseman Rides Again
What better theme for October than the Headless Horseman! So what does this have to do with performing, you may say, ah, well, that’s exactly what I want to address today! So often I’ve heard from students, ‘I feel like…
Discomfortable?
You know the image of a patient as he lies down on the therapists couch and the doctor asks, ‘Comfortable?’ as if it’s a signal to begin. I can’t say I’ve actually laid on too many doctors couches, but I…
Back to Basics – do you need training or not?
I had a student the other day, ask me, ‘Do I need to go get some acting training and where?’ Or from my own point of view when is a good time to go back to your training? The longer…
Why I Ride my Bike…. & Learning Lines
I’m lucky. I grew up in the wilds of Canada. Literally, as a kid I had a huge forest out in my back yard where I played all sorts of imaginary games for hours, days on end with my friends.…